Danny Lewis

 

Danny Lewis is a multimedia journalist working in print, radio, and illustration. He focuses on stories with a health/science bent and has reported some of his favorite pieces from the prow of a canoe. Danny is based in Brooklyn, NY.

The first known photograph of Drosera magnifica.

No One Knew This Plant Existed Until It Was Posted to Facebook

What's the emoji for "scientific discovery"?

Cerveza Zulia is one of Venezuela's most popular beers and its oldest brewery.

Venezuela Is About to Run Out of Beer

Strict import laws could make Venezuela's taps dry up in just a few weeks

A swarm of mayflies in Ontario

Officials Had to Use A Snowplow to Reclaim a Bridge in Iowa Swarmed by Mayflies

An unusually large emergence of aquatic insects created temporarily hazardous conditions

These Scientists Want to Unleash an Army of Caterpillars to Destroy Cocaine Crops

Colombian scientists say the insect could replace cocaine-killing herbicides.

How Angry AI Will Train Telemarketers to Handle Angry Real People

The robot apocalypse will come with the howling fury of an angry customer service call.

Satellite Data Underestimated how Fast Sea Levels Were Rising

The oceans are rising faster than scientists thought.

Mysterious Shipwreck Reveals how the Spanish Built Their Boats

Search for Captain Morgan’s fleet turns up treasure trove of Spanish cargo

This is Odaraia alata, an arthropod resembling a submarine from the middle Cambrian Burgess Shale.

How the Animal got its Head

Ancient brain fossils show how early animals evolved heads.

Malaysia Airlines Search Team Finds Sunken Ship Instead

Still no sign of the missing Flight 370.

Stop Calling it Bird Flu: World Health Organization Calls for More Care in Naming Diseases

New naming guidelines issued to avoid stigmatizing communities.

How Do You Figure out Where the Very Center of the United States Is?

Three different places have laid claim to the title since 1901.

A Third of Animal Mummies Contain no Animals at All

Researchers discover ancient Egyptians peddled fake animal mummies.

Happy Birthday to Inge Lehmann, the Woman Who Discovered Earth's Inner Core

Pioneering geologist used earthquakes to unravel the mystory of the Earth’s core

Local residents stand outside of buildings in the streets after a 7.5-magnitude earthquake, in Kathmandu, Nepal on May 12, 2015.

Another Big Earthquake Has Hit Nepal

Second major quake hits as the country still struggles to recover from the last one.

New York State Forms Emergency Task Force to Protect Manicurists

State authorities spurred into action by New York Times expose uncovering health risks and wage theft in New York City’s nail salons

Stegodyphus lineatus

This Spider Feeds Her Babies by Vomiting up Her Own Guts

Nothing says love like feeding your intestines to your children

Most American Babies are Born in the Morning

Medical interventions may determine time of birth, says new study

The Last Wooly Mammoths Died Isolated and Alone

Genome sequencing shows severe inbreeding contributed to the mammoths’ extinction.

How to Crash a Drone, Safely

It’s time to teach drones how to safely land in an emergency.

Dogs are Still the Best Way to Find a Corpse

Man’s best friend is better than any machine when it comes to finding dead bodies.

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